Colorado girl wins national Meat Story contest title
Miss Agnes Childress of Karval who attends school at Ordway has been named winner in the Fifth National Meat Story contest. She was chosen from 16 000 contestants and receives a university scholarship plus 150 dollars. The annual contest involves high school home economics students nationwide.
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Colorado
Agnes Childress
Karval
Ordway
National Live Stock and Meat Board
National Board
Swiss Cheese Curing Delays Stir Dairy Fans
Imported Swiss cheese requires 8 to 10 months to cure. The process uses two stages in two cellars to ensure perfect condition and flavor.
Study Twins to Find Differences
Researchers presented findings from 15 twin pairs at a session of the Eugenics Research Association and the American Eugenics Society. They report that identical twins are not always more symmetrical or alike in eyes teeth and limbs than fraternal pairs, though intelligence similarities were noted, especially among younger twins and inborn tendencies.
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New York
H. F. Perkins
Laura Bilss
University of Vermont
Eugenics Research Association
American Eugenics Society
75-Pound Ice Cake to Be Eliminated by Commerce Division
The Division of Simplified Practice proposes ending the 75-pound ice cake as unnecessary variety. After a two year survey the group finds the 75-pound size ill fit modern refrigerators and aims to standardize on 25 50 100 and 150 pound cakes. Ice distributors will ensure dimensions match new ice boxes while manufacturers plan to scale products.
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Washington
Department of Commerce
Yosemite Park Rooms and Makes Work Sweat
Secretary Work has called three expert advisers to assist the Department of Interior in solving the problems of handling tourists in Yosemite National Park in California. Last year almost half a million tourists visited the park, compared to about 200,000 in 1926, and the problems of preventing congestion and preserving the natural beauty have doubled. The advisers are Duncan McDullie of San Francisco, Frederick Law Olmstead, and John P. Buwalda, professor of geology at Cal Tech.
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Washington
Department of Interior
Yosemite National Park
California
Duncan Mc. Dullie
San Francisco
Commission For
Frederick Law Olmstead
John
Danish Swim Record? Hilda Mitz Near Danube Feat
In Vienna Hilda Mitz, an eighteen year old college student, swam seventy five miles in eleven hours in the Danube. Water temperature measured forty eight degrees.
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Vienna
Austria
Hilda Mitz
Danube
Endurance Chess Game May Last Ten Years
A chess match between the University of California and Stanford began in 1925 and may finish in ten years. Seven UC players started. Fred Christianson is the sole original Bear still at the university. Each noon the team mail their move from Berkeley, continuing the lengthy contest with UC holding a slight edge after over three years.
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Jerkeley
Califf
University of California
Stanford
Fred Christianson
California
Berkeley
Christianson
Unnamed Famous Smith Baby Near Nine Months Old
Cleveland story about Mr. and Mrs. Sam Smith and their baby girl born August 22 1927 at Fairview hospital. The family believes the hospital records initially listed a boy named George but later showed a girl. They fear the child may not be theirs while seeking answers about the missing boy and the fate of the real child.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Sam Smith
Smith
Fairview Hospital
George
George Smith
Sea Power Dream: Dynamo Uses Sea Water Temperature
Georges Claude tests a sea water powered dynamo at Ougree-Marihaye on the Meuse near Liege Belgium. A 50 kilowatt generator produces about 40 kilowatts from a 46 degree Fahrenheit surface-to-depth temperature difference. He envisions large scale plants near the equator to pump and supply power for heating and cooling in future installations.
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Paris
Georges Claude
Ougree-Marihaye
Meuse
Liege
Belgium
Claude
Academy of Science
Huture
Sey
Equator
Sweet Coated Poison Fatal to Cutworms
Geneva, N Y entomologists at the experiment station describe a cheap bait using bran, paris green, sirup, lemons, and water to control cutworms. For five acres mix 20 pounds bran 1 pound paris green 2 quarts sirup three lemons and 8 percent gallons water. Dry combine bran and paris green then add lemon juice water peel and pulp then dissolve sirup and fold into dampened bran.
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Geneva
N. Y
Paris
Missing 18 year old Leo Feuer weighed 276 found in hospital
Leo Feuer aged eighteen, previously sent to a hospital for weight reduction, is reported missing after vanishing from the facility. Authorities seek information on his whereabouts and wellbeing.
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New York
Leo Feuer
Long Dry Spell Drops Rainless Years in Cape Province
Port Elizabeth and surrounding Little Karoo districts report four years with no rainfall. Agricultural strain increases as farmers cope with drought conditions across the Cape province in South Africa.
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Little Karoo
Cape Province
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